Mojo Monday -- on Friday

Continuing to catch up with my card challenges this week:  Mojo Monday #490.

It was that beautiful black and cream plaid ribbon that inspired this card:  the ribbon was a freebie included in my Verve order!  (I've used it on two cards now.)  From there, I went to Graphic 45's Artisan Style paper pad for the designer piece to front the black dry-embossed layer. Finally, I chose another of my favorite sentiment stamps from Wordsworth.  

Freshly Made Sketch "Happy"

A Graphic 45 paper pad provided the papers for this Freshly Made Sketches card; Mama Elephant's "happy" script provided the image and sentiment, combined.  

Freshly Made Sketches

For this particular Freshly Made Sketch 275,  I chose to design a fairly monochromatic card with paper from a Graphic 45 pad, "Artisan Style" patterns and solids.   The focal point is the Lavalier Circle from Memory Box dies.  Dry embossing provides a texture background, and an old Hero Arts sentiment completes the card. 

Mojo Monday

This Mojo Monday sketch is definitely one I could use for Christmas cards....now to get started on them!  My card features Graphic 45 "Time to Flourish"  paper and an old stamp from Stampers Anonymous.  

Freshly Made in a Shade of Purple

Another monochromatic card for me but some color for this Freshly Made Sketch. The paper is all from Graphic 45's"Time to Flourish" 6x6 pad. The Massa Leaf Outline die is from PoppyStamps and "joy" is a tiny stamp from SU. I think the decorative square die is from Spellbinders--or is it Sizzix?  (That tiny jewel covers a stray ink mark.)

Mojo Monday 449

 

I actually complete my Mojo Monday card on Monday--a first for me in a long time.  I chose Graphic 45's "Artisan Style"  paper from a 6x6 pad for this card to achieve a monochromatic result.  I'm not sure where the "smile" die originated; it's stored in a Fawn Lawn package, but I don't think that's where it belongs. There's even a little glitter on "smile," because I haven't used glitter in what seems like forever. 

Mojo Monday

I tend to be quite literal when  I interpret some card sketches, and that was the case with the current Mojo Monday sketch.

 

For my own card, I chose papers from a Graphic 45 "Artisan Style"  6x6 pad, and I opted for dies that weren't circular.  

Using that Designer Paper

I'm a paper addict; I've declared that before.  I have several pads of 12x12 designer paper, with little idea of how to use it.  I don't scrapbook anymore, and many of the prints are just too large for cards.  Today, however, I got into the French Country pad from Graphic 45, and ended with 5 cards.

One panel embellished with 2-D features 

A panel layered on BG paper and fruit images popped on foam

Square panel layered on two separate BG patterns with added flower

One piece of BG sectioned to make a card front

Smaller square panel layered on embossed card front

Freshly Made Sketch "Curtain Call"

Graphic 45 papers are always fascinating to look at, but when I buy them, I'm never sure how to use them! "Curtain Call" is one of my favorites, most likely because of the color combination and vintage images.   I'm joining with Freshly Made Sketches again this week; it's sketch #130 by Linda. (The image in the lower right was cut out, covered with Glossy Accents and popped up on foam dots.)

Freshly Made with No Stamping

Freshly Made Sketches #91 gave me the opportunity to make a "no-stamping" card.  I used only papers from Graphic 45's "Curtain Call" 8x8 collection that feature silent film stars.

Graphic 45 Tag

As a now-and-then follower of the Graphic 45 blog, I printed off a recent tutorial for a tag made with "A Ladies' Diary" collection of papers.   (I believe that should be "A Lady's Diary" or "The Ladies' Diaries"  but it's a little late for corrections!)  The tutorial is here.  I made two tags last night, with slight alterations:  I added a set of flowers (cut from one of the papers), painted on some Smooch Glitz, and substituted a little lightbulb for the key on the original.  And I cannot tie a beautiful bow, so that is always subject to change.

Throwing Down Some Color

Color Throwdown 168 (click to visit the challenge)

   

That beautiful Graphic 45 paper...

"Curtain Call" is one of the new paper lines from Graphic 45.  It's a mix of Paris and the Moulin Rouge, jazz musicians....images of the origins of jazz.  The colors are black, cream, and tan--classy!  (Iridescent gold Glimmer Mist complicated the photography just a little.)

Actually, I made this Paris-themed tag for a challenge, but I missed the deadline.   I'm looking forward to using more of this beautiful line of paper on some special projects.